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Natalie Grasso Cockrell
Natalie Grasso Cockrell
Natalie is a Workplace Consultant at Herman Miller and the former Editor of Work Design Magazine. She’s currently based in Pittsburgh.
Around 15 percent to 20 percent of the 250 people working at the Epicenter co-working space in Stockholm where Sjoblad is "Chief Disruption Officer" have opted into the program, which eliminates the need for key-fobs or electronic entry cards.
Here, an employee at Epicenter, a coworking space in Stockholm, is implanted with a near-field communication chip that will serve as his new “key fob” for entering the building. Photo by Hannes Sjoblad, via Bloomberg Business.
  • Wearable technology is creeping into the workplace: “The promise of data-driven efficiency can be alluring to the board room,” reports Bloomberg Business, “but it comes at a cost: the employee’s right to privacy.”
  • John Boiler, the co-founder and CEO of LA-based ad agency 72andSunny, tells PSFK how they designed their new office for optimism instead of fear: “We didn’t just design for optimism to make a point about traditional office cultures, we did it for the return on investment. When your business relies on the creative potential of your employees — a stance we’d argue all companies rely on to a varying degree — investing in a physical space that promotes optimism will also reap rewards in ROI.”
  • Entrepreneur wants to know: Would you let employees come in late if they spent the morning exercising? According to BBC News, “The governor of Edirne, a province in western Turkey, is allowing government workers to start their shifts an hour later than normal if they are exercising.”
Natalie Grasso Cockrell
Natalie Grasso Cockrell
Natalie is a Workplace Consultant at Herman Miller and the former Editor of Work Design Magazine. She’s currently based in Pittsburgh.
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